depends on the meeting. at a staff meeting in my office (i am a lawyer) it would not be earth shattering to have something like this happen between colleagues who are comfortable with each other. now one on one or behind closed doors, i can see that it might raise eyebrows, but in front of an assembled group of colleagues or in front of cameras. i am sorry it is just NOT the huge deal you want to make it.
If you believe this is ALWAYS wrong, then you're more a slave to feminist-think and political correctness than you realize.
How many posts now have you pontificated on this misdirection interpretation?
You're getting downright frothy over it. Take a chill pill, Sir Gawain...go brush down your steed...or clean his hoofs or something you can do to occupy what seems to be to much time on your mind